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...version of the Harvard men’s basketball team went 4-23, including an 11-game losing streak to start the season. It allowed four teams to top the 100-point mark, something it hadn’t let any opponent do in over a decade. And yet, it still managed to come as close to beating eventual league champion Princeton at Jadwin Gym as any Crimson team had since Harvard’s last win there...
...game from the Crimson. Harvard then went on to close out its season with three more one-point contests, including a 2-1 loss to Boston University and a defeat by the same score to Ivy League opponent Dartmouth. The Crimson was able to shake a ten-game losing streak with its season-ending victory versus Columbia. Connolly, selected as Harvard’s Most Improved Player, earned her first collegiate win. The Lions’ lone shot on target found its way into the net, but the Crimson took advantage of the overall inaccuracy of the Columbia offense...
...note, as Harvard swimmers added several new records to the books and earned a share of the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League (EISL) regular-season title. After dominant season-opening wins against Cornell and Dartmouth, Harvard dropped a 160.5-139.5 decision to the Lions, ending the Crimson’s streak of 12 straight wins in dual meets. Although it had not lost a dual meet since the 2003-2004 season, Harvard quickly rebounded with a strong showing at the Georgia Invitational and a win over Rutgers. The Crimson swept through the league season, posting strong victories over the likes...
...reasons I wrote the Vietnam memoir A Rumor of War was to show how that kind of war can bring out a psychopathic streak in men of otherwise normal behavior and impulses. When a soldier is fighting guerrillas, he can often feel like a helpless victim. I imagine that must be especially true in Iraq with these roadside bombs. After a while, that's got to bring out a killer instinct in even the best troops. And soldiers in combat get very close to one another. That's one of the saving graces of battle, but it can work against...
...Championships, their lightweight counterparts took silver in a photo finish to end a season of struggle and turmoil on a positive note.Meanwhile, the second varsity heavyweight crew and the varsity straight four boat both captured national titles, giving the Crimson two gold medals on the weekend.HEAVYWEIGHTSThe last and best streak, at last, is over. For three consecutive years, the Harvard varsity heavyweights had turned Camden, into a one-boat show, dominating IRA competition and modifying the record books with each triumphant row on championship Saturday.For three consecutive years, the winner’s dock had room only for Crimson...